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It will be familiar territory for Northern and its manager Randy Morris.

Northern, under Morris, won the Little League World Series in 2006.

“I am going to tell the boys no matter what happens in Williamsport, we are one of the 16 best Little League teams in the world,” Morris said. “That ain’t bad.”

Northern rode the arm of Jacob Pate and a nine-hit attack to the win over Florida, which had been the most dominant team in Warner Robins all week.

This year’s team will travel to Williamsport early next week. Northern’s first game will be at 3 p.m. next Saturday against the Western Regional champion. That game will be broadcast on ABC television. All of its games in Williamsport will be televised.

The team spent the night in Warner Robins and is scheduled to arrive back at Northern’s Psalmond Road park around 11 this morning.